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Suk Rae Myung
After graduating from Gyeongbo High School and graduating from Korea University Law School, he worked as an assistant director to director No Pil, working as an assistant director for 'Dream Gone', 'Even If Love Goes on' (1959), and 'Late Night Blues' (1960). He worked as an assistant director for more…
Yang Nai Wen
Yang Nai Wen is a Taiwanese musician. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Nai Wen and her family moved to Sydney, Australia when she was five. She studied at the University of Sydney, but at the end of her first semester, she decided to take a year off to return to Taiwan to pursue her passion for music. Nai Wen…
Arato Genjiro
Genjiro Arato was a Japanese film producer, actor and director. In 1980, Arato produced Zigeunerweisen for director Seijun Suzuki. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards,…
Kuroki Kazuo
Kuroki Kazuo was born on November 10, 1930 in Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan. He attended Doshisha University, but left before graduating, instead finding employment at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga). There he directed PR films and documentary films, while also participating in the "Blue Group" (Ao no kai)…
Miyake Sho
Born in 1984 in Hokkaido, film director Sho Miyake followed up his Good For Nothing (2010) with Playback (2012), which was officially selected for the Locarno International Film Festival’s International Competition. He has also won numerous accolades, from the Rising Director Grand Prix award at the…
Ryu Daisuke
Daisuke Ryu is a Japanese actor of Korean descent. He won the Japanese "Best New Actor" at the Blue Ribbon Award for his performance in "Kagemusha". On March 21, 2015, Ryu travelled to Taiwan, where he was to perform in the Martin Scorsese film "Silence". Upon arrival at Taoyuan International Airport,…
Takemitsu Toru
Takemitsu Toru was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu possessed consummate skill in the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. He is famed for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy to create a sound uniquely…
Oguchi Hirochi
A high profile Tokyo based conceptual artist, musician and scene maker, Hiroshi Oguchi has for decades been influential in the changing attitudes of Japan's youth. As a drummer he has been in the bands The Tempters, Pyg and Vodka Collins, recording many albums. He also owned and ran his own fashion…
Karn Sivaroj Kongsakul
Sivaroj Kongsakul, nicknamed Karn, began his career in filmmaking as an assistant director for fellow Thai directors Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng and Penek Ratanaruang. He made his short film debut with 'Always' in 2006, followed in 2007 by 'Silencio', which received a special mention at the Clermont-Ferrand…
Xu Liang
Xu Liang is a Chinese singer-songwriter from Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. He began publishing his original songs online in 2010 and quickly rose to fame as his songs were widely featured in Tencent’s online multiplayer games. In 2011, he released his debut album "Bu Liang Shao Nian" (不良少年).…
